2019 Guardian University Guide rankings confirm continued strength in Electronics and Computer Science

Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) and Computer Science at ECS (Electronics and Computer Science) both continue to perform well in the 2019 Guardian University Guide, with EEE retaining overall second place and Computer Science jumping from 16th to eighth place in the subject rankings.

For EEE, this represents the tenth consecutive year in the UK top three, and Southampton top the table for course satisfaction in the subject with a score of 99.0 out of 100.

Professor Paul Lewin, Head of ECS, says: “We have a proven record of delivering high quality teaching in the areas of Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering and this is reflected in terms of student satisfaction as well as our standing in league tables. Our students benefit from access to world-leading resources as well as the hard work and dedication of all ECS staff engaged in education.”

The Guardian University Guide ranks 121 UK institutions and focuses on undergraduate study and experience. Rankings are based around criteria of entry tariffs, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, student-staff ratio and university spend per student.

The University of Southampton rose 12 places to be ranked 23rd overall in the 2019 guide. The improvement comes a month after the University’s return to the top 20 in the 2019 Complete University Guide, in which both EEE and Computer Science were placed in top ten positions.

Professor Bashir Al-Hashimi, Dean of Physical Sciences and Engineering, adds: “EEE is consistently ranked among the best departments in the UK and this outstanding result reinforces that the University and ECS provide the highest quality educational experience and training to our students. I am also delighted that Computer Science and Physics are among the top 10 in their disciplines, which is a fantastic achievement. Such consistent results are testament to the expertise and commitment of our staff as well as the leadership at Department and Faculty level.”

View the 2019 university league tables in full via the Guardian University Guide website.